Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Michael Viney: Mola mola, with its appetite for jellyfish, are in warmer Irish waters

With less time spent on campus, some are wondering if it’s worth paying high rents

Inaccessibility is limiting how many lakes can be tested, as required by EU water directive

Harmful plastics founds in some toothpastes, body wash, face scrubs, sunscreen, medicines

Whales found to have toxicity levels that may have caused significant health effects

What Ireland’s IoTs have to offer, when open days take place and more

Tracing advances could see ‘stigma of shellfish’ start to disappear, says restaurateur

Asylum seekers must pay international fees to go on to third level in Ireland

President has been on sick leave from the institute since last summer

Gerry Concannon stepped back from the day-to-day running of Mayo software business CBE but he remains as busy as ever

Food File: Tallaght chef inspired by Ballymaloe great, plus anniversary bites and winning students

Wild Geese: Roscommon man Andrew Harte runs four firms in Australia

Prof David FitzPatrick to head Technological University Dublin

Survey gives first insights into illusive species in deep waters of Irish Atlantic Margin

Life on campus: here is what the country’s IoTs have to offer

Perceived differences over direction college taking said to be at heart of ‘dispute’

Minister says Government is ‘absolutely committed’ to providing rural broadband

Microplastics can break down into nanoplastics, which can permeate human cells

Galway-Mayo IT will use unmanned devices in water project backed by EPA

EPA says the impact of microplastics on people’s health has not been fully assessed

First Galway 2020’s creative director quit; now funding questions are being asked

When Aisling Davis died suddenly from a brain haemorrhage at the age of 40, her family donated her organs

The Powell family had to make a quick decision when they lost their daughter

Another Life: Michael Viney on the cash value of Ireland’s coastal ecosystem

Concerns arose over role of Malachy Vallely, who was convicted after fatal 2014 fire

GPS technology offers support to people in exposed area of Corrib riverbank at night

ITs around the country offer a diverse range of course options for students

ESB Networks say it could be 10 days before power is fully restored in more isolated areas

Community initiative seeks to build a €2.5m education centre to boost visitor numbers

Institute director Vallely, a friend of many of Ireland's great and good, was accused in court of being a 'slum landlord' due to state of student accommodation

Lawyers for the families welcome verdict but say ‘unfortunately a lot of questions remain’

La Daana Kanhai on the Doctoral Programme in Marine Ecosystem Health and Conservation

Study coincides with UK engineers’ discovery of biodegradable alternative to microplastics

It has been designated Europe’s most environmentally friendly small city, but campaigners say worrying developments are a threat to some of its most valued habitats

Tonnes of plastic waste being dumped into the oceans affecting bird and marine species

Higher Education Authority review shows six face immediate sustainability challenges

The scale of the impact of funding cuts and fewer resources highlighted in a new report

But set up fun events about vintage clothes and food waste and you can turn them into activists, according to a new wave of green organisers

Mayo chef Andrew Walsh owns of one of the city’s top restaurants, Cure

NUI Galway sets target of becoming one of world’s ‘smartest’ facilities as GMIT energy day